Watch footage of Wilt Chamberlain battling Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The Lakers have a long history with some of the greatest centers the NBA has ever known.
Long before Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined the franchise, where he would win five titles, he played for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Abdul-Jabbar had some memorable battles against legendary Laker Wilt Chamberlain, who won one title in Los Angeles and one as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Abdul-Jabbar won a title in 1971 with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Lakers also won three championships with Shaquille O’Neal and two with forward/center Pau Gasol.
The original franchise center, George Mikan, won five championships with the Lakers, out of Minneapolis.
Dwight Howard left the franchise after one season (as a free agent to the Houston Rockets) -- without a title.
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